All schools must teach what it is to be British

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All children will be taught British values of liberty and tolerance from
September after a series of reports revealed yesterday how strict Islamic
ideology had been imposed on schools.

Michael Gove, the education secretary, pledged to act as an investigation by
Ofsted found evidence that several Birmingham schools had been targeted by
Muslims in an organised campaign to alter their “character and ethos”.

It emerged that one primary school cancelled Christmas celebrations, another
objected to the use of a doll as Jesus in a nativity play and one secondary
school broadcast a Muslim call to prayer on loudspeakers.

Mr Gove

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Education secretary Michael Gove toldf the Commons: “We will put the promotion of British values at the heart of what every school has to deliver for children"

June 10 2014 PA:Press Association

Education secretary Michael Gove toldf the Commons: “We will put the promotion of British values at the heart of what every school has to deliver for children"